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Space Exploration Jan 30, 2024

Space shuttle Endeavour hoisted for display in launch configuration at Los Angeles science museum

NASA's retired space shuttle Endeavour was carefully hoisted late Monday and attached to a huge external fuel tank and its two solid rocket boosters at a Los Angeles museum where it will be uniquely displayed as if it is ...

Agriculture Dec 29, 2023

Revolutionizing grape cultivation: AS-SwinT and the future of automated berry thinning

Berry thinning is crucial for cultivating high-quality table grapes, traditionally carried out by skilled laborers who are becoming scarce due to an aging population. To address the labor-intensive and time-consuming process, ...

Social Sciences Sep 22, 2023

Q&A: Is hopelessness a US public health crisis?

How can the world's wealthiest country be so poor in hope? It's a question that a University of Maryland economist is asking about the United States, where unprecedented levels of despair have manifested in a national mental ...

Environment Sep 1, 2023

How do we get urban density 'just right?' The Goldilocks quest for the 'missing middle'

What would Goldilocks do if given the chance to pick the "just right" density for our cities? Depends who you ask.

Biotechnology Aug 25, 2023

How origami might inform disease diagnoses

Researchers at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering looked to origami to create new sensors that could someday be employed to detect deformations in organs and also for use in wearables and soft robotics.

Social Sciences Aug 4, 2023

COVID lockdown: Are high-income earners more resistant to returning to the office?

Heads of organizations trying to get remote employees to return to the office may have a special challenge when it comes to their high-paid managers, according to new research by a Northeastern network science professor.

Environment Jul 27, 2023

Mineral-rich nodules and the battle over mining the deep sea

They might look like pebbles strewn across the seafloor, but to the unique animals of the ocean deep, polymetallic nodules are a crucial habitat.

Social Sciences Mar 23, 2023

International study suggests female corporate leaders make firms less likely to greenwash

Companies with a gender diverse board of directors tend to be more open and honest with their environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, according to new research.

Space Exploration Dec 27, 2022

Five space exploration missions to look out for in 2023

It's been an eventful year for space exploration, with successes including the completion of Nasa's Artemis 1 mission (finally), the inauguration of the James Webb Space Telescope, and the completion of China's Tiangong space ...

Materials Science Aug 2, 2022

Consortium investigates new ways of reducing arsenic in copper concentrates

As the world's largest copper exporter, Chile is encountering a growing number of sulfur-based ore layers containing toxic arsenic in its copper mines. Conventional strategies for separating and landfilling arsenic are proving ...

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